South Dakota's 9th legislative district

South Dakota's 9th State Senate district

South Dakota's 9th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Brent Hoffman since 2023. In the House, it has been represented by Republicans Bethany Soye since 2021 and Kenneth Teunissen since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

The district is located in the eastern suburbs of Sioux Falls entirely within Minnehaha County, the state's most populous county, in southeastern South Dakota. ^[2]

Recent elections

South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive terms. ^[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General Election	Primary Elections
2022	Wayne Steinhauer	Republican	2018	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌YBrent Hoffman (Republican) 100%	Republican: ▌YBrent Hoffman 66.8% ▌ Mark Willadsen 33.2%
2020	Wayne Steinhauer	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wayne Steinhauer (Republican) 58.0% ▌ Suzanne Jones Pranger (Democratic) 42.0%
2018	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Wayne Steinhauer (Republican) 56.7% ▌ Laura Swier Kotelman (Democratic) 43.3%	Republican: ▌YWayne Steinhauer 66.8% ▌ Lora Hubbel 38.5%
2016	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Deb Peters (Republican) 65.4% ▌ John Koch (Democratic) 34.6%	Republican: ▌YDeb Peters(inc.) 56.3% ▌ Lora Hubbel 43.7%
2014	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Deb Peters (Republican) 100%
2012	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Deb Peters (Republican) `00%	Republican: ▌YDeb Peters(inc.) 52.7% ▌ Lora Hubbel 47.3%

References

1. "Brent Hoffman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
2. "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
3. "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.